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UNBLOCKING BARRIERS TO BETTER HEART HEALTH

Unblocked is a movement for heart health that brings patients, their loved ones, healthcare professionals, and healthcare systems together in a shared mission to make life #Unblocked, improving and extending people’s lives by ‘unblocking’ barriers to better heart health.

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DID YOU KNOW?

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims more lives than all cancers combined.¹

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85% of all CVD deaths are caused by ASCVD (Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease), a form of CVD.³

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Many strokes and heart attacks can be prevented. In fact, 80% of premature CVD events are preventable. ²

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Almost 40% of the adult population is at risk of ASCVD, which often remains undiagnosed until a cardiovascular event occurs.⁴

KNOWING ASCVD

Learn more about the leading cause of mortality worldwide and ways to reduce risk factors.

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References:

  1. World Health Organization (WHO). World health statistics 2021: Monitoring health for the SDGs, sustainable development goals. Accessed December 6, 2022. Available at: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/342703/9789240027053-eng.pdf

  2. World Health Organization (WHO). Cardiovascular diseases. Accessed December 6, 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/europe/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases#tab=tab_1

  3. World Health Organization (WHO). Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Accessed December 6, 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cardiovascular-diseases-(cvds)

  4. World Health Organization WHO. Global Atlas on cardiovascular disease prevention and control. 2011. Accessed December 6, 2022. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241564373

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